Shawnta S. Barnes
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Posted Oct. 18, 2019
4 Tips for Parents to Get the Most out of Parent-Teacher Conferences
Many schools are preparing for their first conferences with parents. Unlike Back-to-School Night where parents receive general information about the…
Posted Sep. 23, 2019
If We Don’t Give Students the Freedom to Choose What They Read, They May Choose Not to Read at All
Once again there is a story about censorship in schools. A Catholic school in Tennessee has decided their students should not…
Posted July 12, 2019
Here Are 8 Things That Make a Good School
Educators have difficulty agreeing upon what makes a “good school.” My thoughts about this topic have continued to change as…
Posted Nov. 13, 2018
I’m a Teacher and I Stopped Saying the Pledge of Allegiance a Long Time Ago
Good morning students. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States…
Posted Aug. 6, 2018
4 Things Every Parent Needs to Prepare Their Kids for School This Year
Summer is winding down across the country and many have already returned school, or the beginning of the school year…
Posted Jan. 24, 2018
Want More Diverse Schools? Try School Choice.
In their final essay of first semester, students in Luke Dennison’s ninth-grade English class at Riverside High School used “The…
Posted Nov. 21, 2017
My Principal Saw I Needed Compassion Not Punishment, and That Made All the Difference
When I entered Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary School in second grade, it was my third elementary school in three years. We…
